North Carolina teenager, aspiring truck mechanic, killed on way to senior prom

A teen headed to prom successful North Carolina was killed connected Saturday successful a car clang aft helium decided last-minute that helium wanted to spell to the event.

Will Turner, 17, was acceptable to postgraduate from North Stokes High School successful Danbury, North Carolina, according to The Charlotte Observer. He was going to be trucking schoolhouse with hopes of becoming a diesel mechanic.

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Turner veered disconnected the roadworthy portion driving a Ford Taurus and deed 2 trees successful Stokes County. He was pronounced dormant astatine the country of the crash, they added.

State road patrol troopers said velocity was 1 origin successful the accident.

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Will Turner, 17, was acceptable to postgraduate from North Stokes High School successful May. (Will Turner/Facebook)

Bonnie Roberts, Turner's grandmother, said the teen recovered a stone that work "I'm ready" conscionable hours earlier the crash. 

"Yesterday earlier his accident, William Turner recovered 1 of those rocks radical permission truthful you tin station pics connected fb. If yall look adjacent to what it says connected the rock.  Says I'M READY! I deliberation God was letting america cognize helium was coming to get Will to bring him location to heaven. God whitethorn person been acceptable but we were not. Oh my saccharine grandson. How our hearts are broken," Roberts said successful a Facebook post. "We emotion and miss you truthful much."

Turner's foster mom, Tina Lawson, said helium was "the sweetest, astir loving kid you person ever met," FOX 8 reported.

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Bonnie Roberts, Will Turner's grandmother, said the teen recovered a stone that work "I'm ready" conscionable hours earlier the crash. (Bonnie Roberts/Facebook)

"If you needed thing and helium had it, it was yours. He conscionable gave," she added.

North Stokes High School Principal Ricky Vernon told ABC 45 that Turner was known for his consciousness of humor.

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Pictured is the stone Will Turner recovered that work "I'm ready." (Bonnie Roberts/Facebook)

"He would ace you up with a gag each day," Vernon said.